By Mark LaRocco

RIVER HEIGHTS -- City Recorder Sheila Lind reordered a toner cartridge for the office printer. Only she didn't order one the first time.

"I didn't remember ordering that, but I thought, oh well, I guess I forgot," Lind said.

A salesman from Genuine Supply, Inc. called Lind recently and told her that they had lost her order and would make sure to get it to her in a hurry. "They had some information that seemed real," Lind said.

She was informed that the cost of the freight was $33.60, which seemed like a high price for delivery of a toner cartridge. But Councilman Noel Cooley said that was probably the right price for overnight delivery. And the package came very soon.

The River Heights City Council agreed that because Lind couldn't remember ordering the cartridge, that she should have the right to call up the company and tell them she wasn't paying anything.

"If you didn't order it, you don't have to pay for it," Councilwoman Mary Yancey said. The rest of the council echoed her sentiment.

This is not the first time a private company has tried to get money from River Heights city. A company once sent Mayor Vic Jensen a book on managing that cost more than $100, and he spent $4 to send it back.

In other business, Yancey reported on the progress of the CVTD route in River Heights. She said that the Cache Valley Transit District has approved their portion of the funding for the River Heights route.

"[CVTD General Manager] Ron Bushman is going through all the legal wrangling to get the buses necessary," Yancey said.

Bushman had told Hard News Café in January that at the soonest, the bus route could begin in late 2004. Now it appears it could be even earlier.

"It may be midsummer 2004," Yancey said.

The council decided to continue to drum up public support for the bus. This would show the CVTD that River Heights is serious about the route.

"The main thing right now is to make sure that when the buses come that there is someone to ride them," Yancey said.

The mayor was enthusiastic about the news. "That's wonderful," he said. "That's great news."

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